Smoking: A Critical Health Issue for LGBT MichigandersTrager, A. J
Introduction: This study examined members of health issue-specific social networking sites (SNSs) for smoking cessation, applying Social Identity Theory (SIT). Aims: The aim of the study was to test the relationships between perceived verbal, affective, cognitive and physical intimacy on the sites,...
As a leading behavioral risk factor for numerous health outcomes, smoking is a major ongoing public health challenge. Although evidence on the health effects of smoking has been widely reported, few attempts have evaluated the dose–response relationship
Poor mental health is associated with factors such as socioeconomic status, which is associated with a lower likelihood of smoking cessation. Thus, existing studies have limitations that decrease the confidence that the association is causal. Given that the rate of smoking in people with diagnosed ...
Smoking of cigarettes among young adolescents is a pressing public health issue. However, the neural mechanisms underlying smoking initiation and sustenance during adolescence, especially the potential causal interactions between altered brain development and smoking behaviour, remain elusive. Here, using larg...
This study examined members of health issue-specific social networking sites (SNSs) for smoking cessation, hypothesizing that social identification, bridging and bonding social capital, perceived subjective norms, and social support would impact the relationship between participation and smoking cessation se...
Smoke pours from northern NY solar farm battery blaze; governor says it ‘may pose health risks’ A blaze that burned batteries at a northern New York solar farm is prompting Gov. Kathy Hochul to advise residents to avoid the smoke coming from the rural site near Lake Ontario. July 28, ...
Conclusions and Relevance This study provides genetic evidence that increased alcohol intake may be a causal risk factor for GA. As there are currently no known treatments for GA, this finding has important public health implications. These results also support previous observational studies associating...
However, if e-cigarette use were to persist in the long term, it is likely to carry some health risks58, as well as maintaining nicotine dependence. In this scenario, e-cigarettes would represent a harm reduction approach. It is also not known whether, over an extended time period, e-...
Proactive antismok- ing approaches such as those recently promoted24 might have positive effects on these populations if they are applied during the process of disclosing genetic test results. Because smok- ing in women is becoming a serious public health issue, and because it is so difficult to...